bla bla imports suck bla bla.
Technology has made many imports as efficiently tunable as v8s.
Sure any mod you can put on a 4cyl can be put on a V8 and it will be better, but I doubt your v8 came from the factory with a turbo, Mine did.
The alure to the true import tuner scene, and Im not talking about the bling lights and wing "tuning", is the fact that people place low expectations on your "lil 4 cyl econobox". So much so that, when my AWD turbo grocery getter on all season tires pulls out a quicker ET than the big noisey v8 "muscle car" trailer queen, people either gasp or cheer for who they thought was the under dog.
Thats why we do it, we strive to violate your expectations of what you thought our cars were capable of.
See ya at the track.
Ken
95 Talon TSi AWD
Post note: Dave Bushur (in the link above) hit the wall in that 8 second talon last month so it is down for a lil while. Much more impressive than that is John Shepherd, whose 90 Talon runs a stock body and windows with somewhat of an interior. This past weekend he hit 9.05 @ 15X MPH at Norwalk raceway in northern ohio.
www.shepracing.com